Lead Software Engineer - Java/Back-End

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible.

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within Commercial & Investment Bank, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way.

As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm's business objectives.

Job responsibilities


* Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems


* Develops secure high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others


* Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems


* Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture


* Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies


* Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills


* Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience


* Expertise in Java fundamentals, object-oriented programming, multi-threading, messaging technologies, and computer networks


* Experience building high-performance, latency-sensitive Java applications


* Understanding of agile methodologies, CI/CD, application resiliency, and security best practices


* Experience developing, debugging, and maintaining code using modern programming and database querying languages


* Knowledge of cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and mobile technologies


* Experience with distributed systems, microservices, and event-driven architectures


* Experience maintaining and troubleshooting software in Linux environments, with familiarity in containers and cloud architectures/services


* Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with experience working in global teams


* Commitment to continuous learning and improvement

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills


* Familiarity with modern front-end technologies such as React, Angular, or Vue.js


* Exposure to cloud technologies including AWS, Azure, or GCP


* Experience with Python and front-end development


* Practical experience with FIX messaging protocol and QuickFIX/J


* Familiarity with Hazelcast or other distributed c...